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David Mas Masumoto

David Mas Masumoto
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David Mas Masumoto

David Mas Masumoto is an organic peach and grape farmer who works with his wife, Marcy Masumoto, and their two children, Nikiko and Korio, on their 80-acre farm just outside Del Ray, 20 miles south of Fresno, CA. He has a bachelors degree in sociology from U.C. Berkeley and a masters degree in community development from U.C. Davis. He is a columnist for The Fresno Bee, has written for USA Today and The Los Angeles Times, and has been featured in Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine and New York Times. His farm has been featured Sunset, Country Living, and Glamour Magazines and on television as part of the California Heartland PBS series as well as the... Read full bio

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Jan 16, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Wisdom of the Last Farmer
Jan 16, 2011
Wisdom of the Last Farmer will be released on August 04, 2009 in
Aug 04, 2009
Wisdom of the Last Farmer is now available in
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Rafu Shimpo, May 20, 2013
...MERCED — Acclaimed author and organic farmer David Mas Masumoto and retired NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez addressed UC Merced’s Class of 2013 at commencement over the weekend. David Mas Masumoto and Jose Hernandez The campus marked its...
Individual.com, May 20, 2013
...in common -- the valley became their welcoming home. The valley, said Sunday's keynote speaker, acclaimed author David Mas Masumoto, will forever be a part of each student's future. "The valley is beginning to define its place in the world, and every...
Rafu Shimpo, April 25, 2013
...of office in February, and attended his first meeting in March. His six-year term expires in September 2018. David Mas Masumoto Masumoto is an organic peach and grape farmer and the author of “Wisdom of the Last Farmer,” “Heirlooms,”...
Fresno Bee, July 10, 2012
...Joaquin Valley still receives few grants compared to places like the Bay Area, Del Rey farmer and author David Mas Masumoto was recently nominated as the San Joaquin Valley's first representative on the National Council on the Arts, which advises the...
Vida en el Valle, May 23, 2013
...University of California, Merced graduates. In Sunday's celebration for 547 graduates, the featured speaker was noted author David Mas Masumoto. Hernández shared his own story of coming from a migrant farmworker family from Stockton. Sharing the stage...
Rafu Shimpo, May 20, 2013
...MERCED — Acclaimed author and organic farmer David Mas Masumoto and retired NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez addressed UC Merced’s Class of 2013 at commencement over the weekend. David Mas Masumoto and Jose Hernandez The campus marked its...
Merced Sun-Star, May 20, 2013
...graduates of the Schools of Natural Sciences and Engineering got their diplomas. CHRISTOPHER WINTERFELDT/cwinterfeldt@mercedsunstar.com Graduates listen as David Mas Masumoto delivers his commencement address during the eighth annual UC Merced...
TradingCharts.com, May 20, 2013
...in common -- the valley became their welcoming home. The valley, said Sunday's keynote speaker, acclaimed author David Mas Masumoto, will forever be a part of each student's future. "The valley is beginning to define its place in the world, and every...
Individual.com, May 20, 2013
...in common -- the valley became their welcoming home. The valley, said Sunday's keynote speaker, acclaimed author David Mas Masumoto, will forever be a part of each student's future. "The valley is beginning to define its place in the world, and every...
Merced Sun-Star, May 20, 2013
...graduates of the Schools of Natural Sciences and Engineering got their diplomas. CHRISTOPHER WINTERFELDT/cwinterfeldt@mercedsunstar.com Graduates listen as David Mas Masumoto delivers his commencement address during the eighth annual UC Merced...
Modesto Bee, May 19, 2013
...of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts graduate today. The second ceremony will feature acclaimed author and organic farmer David Mas Masumoto of Fresno. Hernandez, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in November 2012, credited his farmworker parents...